SQUEAMISH Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

squeamish

adjective

ˈskwē-mish

Definition of squeamish

as in sick

affected with nausea the rolling of the ship made her squeamish

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Recent Examples of squeamish But some of what got played for laughs in 2012 is mighty squeamish to revisit with a post #MeToo sensibility. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible. — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026 And the smartest money runs toward investments others are too squeamish to touch. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Nicole Kidman doesn’t tremble or get squeamish putting on the white lab coat of Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner at the heart of Patricia Cornwell's series of crime thriller novels, now adapted for a Prime Video show by Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squeamish

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As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Last August, more than 360 people recently got sick after eating free MBG school lunches in Sragen, Central Java.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of sick

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In addition to being queasy about private business attempting to alter the climate, some are also concerned about the impacts on global climate and weather, as well as human health.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
But Wild Horse Nine has been built around the queasy charisma of the great John Malkovich, who has made a career out of blending fragility and menace, even in his smallest parts.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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